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Posted by Stubbo_of_Oz on 01/26/07 06:25
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:32:21 +1100, dorayme
<doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>In article <d1jgr2dngj9ak52s1vjio34v8m8tmu35n8@4ax.com>,
> Stubbo_of_Oz <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:43:59 +1100, dorayme
>> <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <8mdgr21r9gpkog608stlghlcqabem75si2@4ax.com>,
>> > Stubbo_of_Oz <stubbo@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> >> The three .html files show up OK when I load into Netscape 7 but do
>> >> not appear at all in Internet Explorer 7
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Any help as to why would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>
>> >
>> >First put:
>> >
>> ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN"
>> > "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
>> >
>> >at the top of your page and post it to a server along with your
>> >other html files, which should have doctypes (not necessarily the
>> >above one, perhaps:
>> >
>> ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
>> > "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
>> >
>> >And then test and see and come back if need be.
>>
>> G'Day Dorayme
>>
>> Many thanks for reply
>>
>> Those lines (<!DOCTYPE etc.) were in the files - I just didn't clutter
>> up my message with them :-) Maybe I should have?
>>
>> I loaded them up to server and, yes, they do work in IE7!!
>>
>> So the question is, why does IE read them OK from a server but not
>> from my hard drive whereas Netscape does read Ok from HD? Very strange
>
>There may be issues of case, make sure that capital letters are
>the same in all the relevant names to do with your attempt here.
>If it is not about this, then more info is needed.
Thanks for follow up reply.
Case is identical.
And now something VERY strange!!
I was fiddling around with a file that worked in IE and one that
didn't and copied code from the working file bit by bit to the
non-working file to see if I could find a difference.
I ended up with two files (different names) that had IDENTICAL content
(confirmed this with a hex editor program to look at ALL the content,
not just the visible characters - both files definitely identical).
And the "non-working" file STILL did not work even though the
identical "working" file worked. (I'm talking about reading them from
my hard drive, not from a server.)
I even deleted all my IE history and temporary files in case an old
version of the non-working file was being read from there but it still
did not work.
(Both work in Netscape.)
Yes, I know you all say frames are bad and to forget about them but
being of a curious analytical nature I wanted to see what made one
file work and another not work. All I can conclude is that there is
something wrong with IE!! And I know a lot of you will say "Yes, there
is LOTS wrong with IE!!!"
--
Stubbo of Oz
Central Coast
NSW, Australia
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